Apparatus for recovering waste alcohol from liquor casks and barrels.



PATENTED JUNE .30 1908.

T. H. NAUGHTON.

APPARATUS FOR REGOVERING WASTE ALCOHOL FROM LIQUOR. GASKS AND BARRELS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HENRY NAUGHTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA..

APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING WASTE ALCOHOL FROM LIQUOR CASKS AND BARRELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed November 23, 1907. Serial No. 403,499.

To all whom it may concern:

I Beit known that I, THOMAS HENRY NAUGH- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented new and useful Im rovements in Aparatus-forRecovering aste Alcohol from iquor Casks and Barrels, of which the following is a specification. This apparatus has for its object to recover the alco ol remaining in barrels and casks whichhave contained liquors and wines,

' end of the apparatus being shown in section,

after said barrels and casks have been emptied, thealcohol being found mainly in and more or'less absorbed by the charredinner surface of the woodof which the barrels are made. i

' The present invention is intended to be applied to individual barrels, rather than to afseries of connected barrels, and to recover the waste alcohol from one barrel after another as it is applied to them in turn.

The invention consists in the novel construction andarrangement of arts hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 'the method or process therefor being made the subjectof a separate application for Letters Patent of even date herewith. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of mgl improved apparatus applied to a barrel W 'ch 1s illustrated as lying on its side, the said barrel and a small portion'of the lower and the apparatus connecting with a suitable condensing tank (broken out in order to show the worm) and a receivin tank shown in elevation. Fig. 2 is an en arged section in detail of the bung and its opp, the parts connectin with said bung; and extending throng it being shown in elevation.

Similar letters of, reference indicate corresponding parts.

a represents a liquor or wirie barrel or-cask which has been emptied of its contents and is lying on its side. b represents a condensing tank provided with a suitable Worm c, and d is a receiving tank which is connected with the worm by the 'ipe e. v

f 1s a hollow bung, made preferabl of wood instead of metal in order to avoi the necessity of a screw-thread, the bung being.

of the usual conical shape, and g is a metallic cap whose annular flange g is bored to recelve'bolts h which screw into a metallic ring k which is disposed around the conical bung at a short distance below its up er end. Nuts 1 on the bolts serve to force t e cap 9 down upon the washer which is between saidca and the upper edge of the hollow bung, t e ring 7c being prevented by the expanding sha e of the bung from being forced any higher t an the point illustrated in the drawings.

m re resentsa heating ipe or main, closed at its ower end, preferably by means of a stopple n,-said lower end being adapted to rest on the inner surface of the barrel at its lowest portion as it lies,- and the lower portion m of the heating pipe being preferably bent or coiled in order to provide a greater heating surface. This pipe extends u centrally throughthe tubular bung f without coming in contact therewith and thereby burning or injuring it, and through the metallic cover 9, into which it is screwed. The upper end of the pipe m is screwed into the lower end of a pipe 1) which connects with a steam-supply, and 1s rovided with a suitable valve Z. Near t e extreme lower end of the pipe m a small pipe 1' connects with its interior and coils at .5 around the pipe m and extends from the upper end of such coiled portion through the cap 9 to the waste or discharge-pipe'u. A pipe t has its lower end screwed into the-cap 9 whereby it opens into the interior of the bung f, said pipe 23 extending to and connecting w1th the worm c in the condensing tank I).

In practical o oration, I first place water in the barrel, t ough the bung-hole, in,a

sufficient quantity to submerge the main heating pi e at (including its portion m) to the desire depth. d

lied in the position indicated in the drawngs, the coiled portion m of the main heati e bein submerged, and the bun liia mg driven tightly into position. g f is then introduced from a suitable boiler through the pipe p into the pipe m, with the effect of vaporizing the water in the barrel until the vapor completely fills the barrel The parts are then ap Steam 1 and comes in contact with all portions of its charred .inner surface, thus volatilizing' the alcohol contained in such charred portion. This vapor containing the alcohol passes out through the pipe it into the coil 0 in the condensing tank b, and thence through the pipe e into the receiving tank d. The inflow of steam throu h thepipe m is regulated by the valve I so t at; its pressure is sufficient to in sufficient steam passes out throu h the pipe 1'. It is evident that there is no oss of steam, the live steam .beingall utilized, that which passes into the discharge-pipe a being water.

v -The simplicit of the construction of the apparatus enab es it to be easily applied to one barrel after another, its operatlon being very rapid. Y v 7 Having thus fully described my invention,

7 what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:- I

1. In an apparatus for the purpose specified, a hollow. ung adapted to be applied to a barrel and open at its lower end,,a steamheating mainpipe extending through said bung and adapted toextend toward the lower portion of the barrel and closed at its lower end, a discharge-pipe extending from a oint near the extreme lower end of the nterior of the heating pipe through the bung;

a condensing tank, a receiving tank, a pipe extending from the interior of the bung to the condensing tank, and a pipe connecting the condensing tank and the receiving tank.

2. In an ap aratus for the purpose specified, a tubular ung adapted to be applied to a barrel, a cap secured on and closing the upper end of said bung, a steam-heatin -main pipe extending through said cap an buhg' and adapted to extend toward the lower portion ofthe barrel and closed at its lower end, a discharge-pi e extending from a point near the lower end of the interior of the heating pipe through the bung and cap,-

to the condensing tank, an

seaooe a condensing tank, a receiving tank, a pipe extending from the interior of the bun through the cap tothe condensing tank, an a pipe connect1ng( the condensing tank and the receiving tan I 3. In an ap aratus for the purpose speci fied, a tubular ung adapted to be applied to a barrel, a cap secured on and closing the upper end of said bung, a steam-heating main 'pipe' extending'through said cap and hung and adapted to extend toward the lowerportion of the barrel and closed at its lower end, a discharge-pipe extending from a point-n'earthe lower end of the interior of the eating pipe and formed into a coil around that portion of the heating pi e which is within the barrel and exten ing thence:

through the bung and cap, a condensing tank, a receiving tank, a pipe extending from the interior of the bun through the cap 3 a pipe connecting the condensing tank and the receiving tank. v I

4. In an a paratus for the purpose specified, a hollow bung adapted to be applie barrel an open at its lower end, a steamheating ain pipe extending through said :bung and adapted to extend toward the lower portion of the barrel, a condensing tank, a receiving tank, a pipe extending from the interior of the bung to the. condensing tank, a pipeconnecting the condensin tank 'and the receiving tank, and a'disc arg1 e pipe connected with the lower portion of t steam-heating pi e and extending along in proximity with t at portionof 'the steameating pipe which is within the barrel and thence out through the bung.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in t e presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS HENRY NAUGHTON.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, M. A. A'rwoon.

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